Misleading.
..Authorities began investigating all missing child cases prior to the operation. They then began investigating the children’s whereabouts by visiting last known addresses, friend’s homes and schools in hopes of finding them in a safe place.
Out of 301 files of missing children, 123 were identified and recovered safely during the operation...
...Three cases were identified as being possible sex trafficking cases. One homeless teen was turned over to Child Protective Services.
Only 3 were trafficking. Meaning the rest were runaways, not likely. More likely living with a non-custodial parent.
From fed marshalls page linked on another post: “prevention of their falling victim to sex trafficking.”
And think about this, tell a kid they will be killed or their family killed and they will not talk. Even an adult with an I.Q. of 80 or lower will probably not talk. I hope the kids running away were not abused, too. There are 178 still out there?